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Date: 12 May 2004 09:03:12 -0700
From: warp2_shadownospamo.com (C.R. Krieger)
Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(crossposting)


"JP Roberts" <1234nospamo.com> wrote in message news:<c7pvdf$itm$1nospam.ya.com>... > > Your definition of handling superbly does not tally with the fact when I go > skiing I can often find BMW drivers stranded or looking for their chains. > I've driven RWD and can tell you again it's pretty close to useless in > really bad weather. While the BMWs you *don't* see are the 'Xi AWD cars that beat you there ... > > Z rated tires for any of these cars cost the same amount of money and are > > available at reasonable prices. Tires for BMWs are no more expensive. > > But you will need to replace the rear ones much more often, if you enjoy > spirited driving on winding roads, that is. We all know it is winding roads > that are good fun. And some of us know that twisty roads, autocrossing, and driving speed events on race tracks wears out the *front* tires a lot more than it does the rears - unless your idea of 'spirited driving' includes lots of burnouts. It's worst on FWDs. > At the end of your BMW life you will probably have spent more money on tyres > for your BMW than I will have on my Quattro gear. Actually, the end of *my* BMW life will have included driving Audi Quattros (including turbos) for 14 years, lots of fun FWDs *and* lots of RWD and a few AWD BMWs - not to mention our current Jaguar X-Type AWD (a 3.0 5-speed Sport, so you can forget trotting out your tired old 'but they're slow and have bad autoboxes' line). Of the lot, I found the Audis (at least all of them after the first 4000/90Q) to be the most boring. Even my Fiat 128 was more entertaining - when it ran. ;^) -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that)

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